The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1781

Damon, holding a pen, turned it idly in his hands and sneered at the comment."You've lived for over fifty years, and you still manage to bore me. What have you been doing with your life?"

Royce and Damon both fell silent. The two of them locked eyes for a moment before both getting up from their seats.

Both father and son were thinking that if they continued like this, a full-blown father-son feud might break out.

When they reached the stairs, four women were still playing poker, chattering and laughing while they played.

The two men paused midway down the stairs before turning back and heading upstairs. Standing by the railing, they looked down at the women with furrowed brows.

Royce: "How do we break this stalemate?"d2

These women were too clingy. If things continued like this, they might become inseparable.

Damon pursed his thin lips, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "We need to separate them."

Royce turned to look at him, "You're taking your wife and leaving?"

Damon frowned, "This is my house. You take your wife and leave."

Royce frowned, "Are you trying to kick us out? And besides, your wife is pregnant and needs someone to look after her. You want to leave her with Alyssa? Are you sure you want to kick us out?"

The two men fell silent for a few seconds, their gazes falling on Rose.

Royce cleared his throat, "This is your house. You deal with it."

Damon gave him a sidelong glance, while Royce nonchalantly raised an eyebrow and walked downstairs.

Damon followed him, wearing an unhappy expression.

The moment the two men stood behind their wives, Alyssa complained, "Get out of here. I hate having an audience when I'm playing cards. It's throwing me off my game."

"We're not watching."

Alyssa scoffed, "You're so clingy. Just don't make any noise. I'm on a roll. Don't mess me up."

"Understood."

When Rose lost a hand to Chloe, she turned her head to glare at Damon.

Damon frowned, "Do you have a problem with me?"

Rose scoffed, "Chloe knows how to play cards. She doesn't need your advice."

"When did you see me giving her advice?"

"I saw it."

Damon's eyes narrowed. He'd finally found a reason to get rid of her, but then Rose continued, "You two, husband and wife, are so in sync, you don't even need words. Just standing behind her is like giving her advice."

Damon was left speechless, the word "leave" stuck in his throat.

Royce let out a barely audible chuckle. Rookie.

Chloe covered her mouth and laughed, and Rose winked at her. Clearly, the two of them were up to something. Damon frowned.

But that evening, Chloe was very well-behaved. She didn't go to Rose and stayed in bed, waiting for him after she had finished her nightly routine.

He'd been hoping to use her restlessness as an excuse to persuade her to let him get rid of Rose, but she obviously wasn't giving him the chance.

The next day, after the whole family had breakfast, they accompanied Rose and Chloe on a walk. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise from next door, over a small hill. It sounded like heavy machinery at work.

Alyssa wondered, "What's happening over there? Why is it so noisy?"

No one knew, so Damon sent Nate to check. After about ten minutes, Nate returned with a puzzled look on his face.

"What's going on?" Damon asked quietly.

Nate looked troubled for a while. He glanced at Chloe, then slowly said, "Someone bought the hill next door. They're planning to build a mansion there."

Damon frowned, "Who?"

Anyone with the means to do this should be someone he knew.

Nate grimaced, "Well..."

"Hey, long time no see."

A familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind Nate. Everyone looked up, and a person was pushing aside the nearby greenery, walking towards them. He had a carefree demeanor, with a penny candy in his mouth, strolling nonchalantly.

Damon's face instantly turned gloomy. "Who let you in?"

Stanley didn't seem to care. He offered the half bag of penny candies to Chloe, "Want some?"

Chloe was actually quite tempted and swallowed, "I'm pregnant."

Stanley scoffed, "So delicate."

Rose, standing beside her, swallowed her saliva and said, "I'm not delicate. Can I have some?" Just the smell was enough to make her salivate.

"Rose." Chloe's voice held a warning.

Stanley took back the penny candies, “Pregnant women are all delicate. If you're not, then make yourself delicate. Pregnant women shouldn't eat this. What if something happens, how would I explain to the Witts?"

Rose looked surprised, "You know the Witts?"

Stanley chuckled and bit into a penny candy, "I know all the rich ones."

Rose rolled her eyes.

Chloe's attention had temporarily been diverted by the penny candies, but she quickly realized something was off. "Why are you here?"

Stanley's face instantly turned cold. "I was wondering if you've forgotten who the hell I am."

Chloe fell silent. She had, indeed, not thought of him recently.

Her silence made Stanley even angrier. He chewed on another candy aggressively. "I'm telling you, Chloe, if you dare forget about me, believe it or not, I'll end you!"

Chloe swallowed, "I haven't forgotten… How could I forget you? It's just that things have been quite busy lately."

Stanley glanced at her belly. His anger subsided a little. "I bet you wouldn't dare, so to prevent you from forgetting me because your mind is filled with too much, I've decided to never leave you in this life, always staying around you to remind you of my existence."

Chloe raised an eyebrow, "So..."

Stanley nodded, "So I bought the house next door. I'm building a mansion, too. So if you ever get bored here, you can visit me anytime. What kind of style do you like? I can design the mansion to your liking."

Chloe sneakily glanced at Damon, sensing that a storm was brewing in the man.

And sure enough...

"You'd better stay away as far as possible."